Aegon Usa Realty Advisors, LLC (Cedar Rapids)


Aegon Usa Realty Advisors, LLC is a mid-sized advisory firm based in Cedar Rapids. It manages $1.43 billion of regulatory assets for 27 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Illinois, and Iowa.

Aegon Usa Realty Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Aegon Usa Realty Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aegon Usa Realty Advisors, LLC is $1.43 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 38% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.02 billion in discretionary accounts and $408.62 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $78.51 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $29.19 million.
Aegon Usa Realty Advisors has custody of $1.43 billion in cash and securities for 26 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aegon Usa Realty Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Gary Douglas Black serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Gary Douglas Black is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $1.04 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Aegon Usa Realty Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.04 billion for 21 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Aegon Usa Realty Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty one real estate funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Aegon Usa Realty Advisors, LLC

The company employs 198 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 18 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Gary Douglas Black has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2016. Christopher C Thompson joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Aegon Usa Asset Management Holding Member 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% 52-1549874
David Charles Feltman Executive vice president 1 Dec 2009 Other 1093225
Stephanie Marie Phelps Treasurer, cfo and interim cro 1 Oct 2011 Other 4353309
Richard Jay Wirth General counsel 1 Sep 2014 Other 2539506
Werner Niklaus Vetsch Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2015 Other 1605335
Darlene Greene Head of human resources us 1 Feb 2015 Other 6631764
Scott Cote Executive vice president and co-head of real estate 1 Apr 2015 Other 6760933
Christoph Gabler Executive vice president and co-head of real estate 1 Apr 2015 Other 6758286
Kirk William Buese Aam executive committee member 1 Nov 2015 Other 4353167
Gary Douglas Black President 1 Jun 2016 Other 1709937
Martin Gerard Coughlan Aam executive committee member 1 Oct 2016 Other 5075017
James K Schaeffer Aam executive committee member 1 Mar 2017 Other 4221163
James Anthony Mautino Chief compliance officer 1 May 2017 Other 2104106
Douglas Alan Weih Aam executive committee member 1 Sep 2018 Other 7028536
Stephanie Marie Phelps Executive vice president and chief administrative officer 1 Jan 2019 Other 4353309
Christopher C Thompson Aam executive committee member 1 Apr 2019 Other 1842220
Christopher C Thompson President 1 Jun 2019 Other 1842220

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Aegon Trust Owner 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% 51-6513848
Transamerica Corporation Owner 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% 42-1484983
Aegon N.V. Owner 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 98-0339423
Aegon International B.V. Owner 1 Dec 2007 75% - 100% 98-0341716
Llc Ausa Holding Owner 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% 52-1549874
Alexander Hendrikus Maatman Elected manager 1 May 2014 Other 6562158
Werner Niklaus Vetsch Elected manager 1 May 2015 Other 1605335
Scott Cote Elected manager 1 Aug 2015 Other 6760933
Scott Cote Elected manager 1 Feb 2016 Other 6760933
Christoph Gabler Elected manager 1 Aug 2016 Other 6758286
Martin Gerard Coughlan Elected manager 1 May 2017 Other 5075017
Martin Michael Arthur Davis Elected manager 1 May 2017 Other 6841736
Marc Van Weede Elected manager 1 May 2019 Other 7133284

Based in Cedar Rapids

The principal office where Aegon Usa Realty Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6300 C Street Sw, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499 5338, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 319-355-3598. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aegonrealassets.com.